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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 328849, member: 5066"]Yep, is ancient. It was a favored symbol when America switched from pilgrim style joined furniture with shallow relief carving (which often had fleur de lis carvings) to painted furniture circa 1700.</p><p>Here is a C. 1700 chest i own which the Connecticut Historical Society (it was donated to their collection, purchased later by me) attributed to Connecticut but, i know better<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, this chest was built & painted in Hadley Mass. end of story!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]109863[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 328849, member: 5066"]Yep, is ancient. It was a favored symbol when America switched from pilgrim style joined furniture with shallow relief carving (which often had fleur de lis carvings) to painted furniture circa 1700. Here is a C. 1700 chest i own which the Connecticut Historical Society (it was donated to their collection, purchased later by me) attributed to Connecticut but, i know better:happy:, this chest was built & painted in Hadley Mass. end of story! [ATTACH=full]109863[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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